I can see where the people Nathan interviewed were coming from when their overall consensus was that American students are not very friendly or care what others have to say. Their interest seemed kind of artificial to them. I think that's the case with a lot of American students, we are all just in our own world and have our own friends and are hesitant on letting anyone else in. They all said that in their own countries, everyone is so friendly and genuinely interested in you. This makes me question why American students are the only ones who seem so standoffish to outsiders. Some of the students from the other countries were shocked when they learned that American students did not communicate with their families as much as they thought they should or would. I think that this may be because this is pretty much the first time that students are independent and not living with their parents. They've been with their parents their entire lives and are finally on their "own."
A section in this reading of The Mind at Work mentions how important field experience is. I agree with this concept. Participating in field experience allows you to apply the knowledge that you've been taught and get involved with actual needs in the field. It promotes a deeper understanding of what has been taught to you and increases the ability to be able to recall information through concrete examples.
A section in this reading of The Mind at Work mentions how important field experience is. I agree with this concept. Participating in field experience allows you to apply the knowledge that you've been taught and get involved with actual needs in the field. It promotes a deeper understanding of what has been taught to you and increases the ability to be able to recall information through concrete examples.